el prat

Business interests and environmentalists at odds over proposal that would see runway extended into specially protected wetlands

17 times more users in fifth month of 2021 than in same period of last year

Employers' associations believe facility should be an international hub, but works could damage precious wetlands

Airline to close long-haul hub in Catalan capital and dismiss 85% of staff in Spain

Former air traffic control tower is to host international aviation start-up hub

Pandemic leads to lowest total this century, 12.7 million passengers 

Catalan government approves Japan 2020-2023 Plan aimed at encouraging Japanese investment 

Continued downward trend also shows an overall yearly fall of 75.1%

Airlines such as Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air move all operations to T1

Renewed coronavirus restrictions see number of flights dwindling again after slight recovery over summer months

Few flights and passengers as operations resume after four months

Over 80 flights scheduled to pass through El Prat airport on Sunday, with Covid-19 controls still in place for international passengers

Unprecedented air traffic figures due to impact of Covid-19

Number of flights fell 46.7% to 13,846 as a result of the coronavirus crisis and state of alarm

Fall in first week in March is first time in years that Barcelona-El Prat has seen a decrease in numbers